. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1045 
31 March 2005 
 (05-1307) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Livestock feed; kiwifruit; flax straw; be an forage; bean hay; pineapple bran; 
coffee beans; dandelions; hop, dried cones; st ored wheat grain; onion, dry bulb; raspberry. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Proposed Rule:   
Alachlor, Carbaryl, Diazinon, Disulfoton, Pirimiphos-methyl, and Vinclozolin;  Proposed Tolerance Revocations, (available in English, 6 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This document proposes to revoke sp ecific tolerances for residues 
of the herbicide alachlor, insecticides car baryl, diazinon, disulfoton, and pirimiphos-
methyl, and fungicide vinclozolin.  Some  of these specific tolerances correspond to 
commodities either no longer considered to be  significant livestock feed items or which 
have registration restrictions against feeding to livestock. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  DOCID:  fr, Federal 
Register: [Federal Register:  23 March 2005 (Volume 70, Number 55)] [14618-14623] 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/March/Day-23/p5724.htm  
Available in English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Not available. G/SPS/N/USA/1045 
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 12. Final date for comments:  23 May 2005 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Joseph Nevola, Special Review and Reregistration Division 
(7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Note:  Identify docket name 
"OPP-2004-0421" in subject line of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov